| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers |
| Section IV. Moral Affections |
| 1. Moral Obligations |
| 924. Dueness. |
| NOUN: | DUENESS, right, droit [law], due, privilege, prerogative, prescription, title, claim, pretension, demand, birthright. immunity, license, liberty, franchise; vested -interest, - right. SANCTION, authority, warranty [law], charter, licitness, warrant (permission) [See Permission]; constitution (law) [See Legality]; tenure; bond (security) [See Security]. DESERTS, merits, dues; all that is coming to one [colloq.]. CLAIMANT, appellant; plaintiff [See Accusation]. |
| VERB: | BE DUE TO &c. adj.; be the due of &c. n.; have -right, - title, - claim- to; be entitled to; have a claim upon; belong to (property) [See Property]. deserve, merit, be worthy of, richly deserve. DEMAND, claim; call upon one for, come upon one for, appeal to for; revendicate [rare], revindicate, reclaim; exact; insist -on, - upon; challenge; take one’s stand, make a point of, require, lay claim to; assert, assume, arrogate. make good; substantiate; vindicate a -claim, - right; fit -, qualify- for; make out a case. use a right, assert, enforce, put in force, lay under contribution. ENTITLE; give or confer a right; authorize [See Permission]; sanction, sanctify, legalize, ordain, prescribe, allot. give every one his due [See Right]; pay one’s dues; have one’s -due, - rights; stand upon one’s rights. |
| ADJECTIVE: | HAVING A RIGHT TO &c. v.; entitled to; claiming; deserving, meriting, worthy of. privileged, allowed, sanctioned, warranted, authorized; ordained, prescribed, constitutional, chartered, enfranchised. prescriptive, presumptive, absolute, indefeasible, unalienable, inalienable, imprescriptible, inviolable, unimpeachable, unchallenged; sacrosanct. due to, merited, deserved, condign [archaic, except of punishment], richly deserved. RIGHT, fit, fitting, correct, proper, meet, befitting, becoming, seemly; decorous; creditable, up to the mark, right as a trivet; just -, quite- the thing; selon les règles [F.]; square, unexceptionable, equitable [See Right]; due, en règle [F.]. LAWFUL, licit, legitimate, legal; legalized (law) [See Legality]; allowable (permitted) [See Permission]. |
| ADVERB: | DULY; as is -right, - fitting, - just; unexceptionably; ex officio [L.], de jure [L.]; by right, by divine right; jure divino [L.], Dei gratiâ [L.], in the name of. |
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